April 9, 2014

University of California, Nova Southeastern University and Wellesley College earned the top spots in the second regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, II and III Collegiate Rowing Poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Cal held its first place ranking from last week, earning 18 first-place votes and 469 total points in the Division I poll. The Ohio State University took the No. 2 spot with three first-place votes and 431 total points and the University of Virginia took the No. 3 spot with two first place votes and 429 total points.

Nova Southeastern also retained the top spot in the Division II poll with all five first-place votes and 200 total points, while Western Washington University moved up to the No. 2 spot with 161 total points. Barry University claimed the No. 3 spot with 132 total points.

In the Division III poll, Wellesley moved to the top with four first-place votes and 143 total points. William Smith College claimed the No. 2 spot with 132 total points and Bates College took the No. 3 spot with three first-place votes and 126 total points.

Trinity College received two first-place votes and the No. 4 spot with 124 total points. Williams College earned one first-place vote and took No. 5 with 119 total points.Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings

Rank

Team (First Place Votes)

Votes

Prior Ranking

1

University of California (18)

469

1

2

The Ohio State University (3)

431

2

3

University of Virginia (2)

429

3

4

University of Southern California

413

4

5

University of Washington

390

6

6

Brown University

375

5

7

Stanford University

354

11

8

Princeton University

347

7

9

University of Notre Dame

276

8

10

University of Michigan

258

T-9

11

Yale University

246

T-9

12

Washington State University

233

14

13

University of California, Los Angeles

177

12

14

Harvard-Radcliffe University

172

13

15

University of Wisconsin

111

16

16

Syracuse University

99

18

17

Clemson University

97

15

18

Cornell University

95

19

19

University of Louisville

87

17

20

University of San Diego

75

NR

Other Receiving Votes: Oregon State University 60, Gonzaga University 10, Dartmouth University 9, University of Iowa 6, University of Pennsylvania 6, Michigan State University 5, Northeastern University 5, United States Naval Academy 4, Duke University 3, University of Oklahoma 3, Indiana University 2, University of Minnesota 2, University of Texas 1.

Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings

Rank

Team (First Place Votes)

Votes

Prior Ranking

1

Nova Southeastern University (5)

200

1

2

Western Washington University

161

3

3

Barry University

132

2

4

Humboldt State University

107

4

T-5

University of California, San Diego

97

5

T-5

University of Central Oklahoma

97

6

7

Mercyhurst University

42

7

8

Florida Institute of Technology

38

NR

Other Receiving Votes: Philadelphia University 25, Seattle Pacific University 7.

Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings

Rank

Team (First Place Votes)

Votes

Prior Ranking

1

Wellesley College (4)

143

5

2

William Smith College

132

3

3

Bates College (3)

126

2

4

Trinity College (2)

124

4

5

Williams College (1)

119

1

6

Wesleyan Univeristy

101

6

7

Ithaca College

85

7

8

Washington College

62

9

9

Marietta College

57

10

10

WPI

55

8

11

Tufts University

49

15

12

University of Rochester

37

11

13

University of Puget Sound

26

13

14

St. Lawrence University

18

12

15

Rochester Institute of Technology

12

NR

Other Receiving Votes: Colby College 11, Lewis and Clark College 11, Smith College 11, Simmons College 7, Hamilton College 6, United States Coast Guard Academy 4, Mount Holyoke College 2, Pacific Lutheran University 2.